Whether one agreed with him or not, for anyone who values the independence of the Fed, it is important that the chair of the Fed maintain some distance from fiscal policy debates.

He was prescient in appreciating how the [information technology] revolution would lead to an upsurge in productivity at a time when people were having a tough time understanding what all these new computers were doing to us.

He made a bet. I think he was successful. That was a remarkable achievement.

He had a steady hand on the helm which was remarkably valuable for the economy.

He has almost single-handedly fostered an environment which allowed the economy to thrive.

Only through constant focus can you become independent. Only through independence can you know yourself. And only through knowing yourself will you be able to ask the key question of your life: What is is that I am destined to accomplish, and how can I make it happen?